290895 - Once a pdf file is loaded in FireFox the browser hangs and I am forced to use ctrl/Alt/del to exit

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 204550

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[rdewell]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.6) Gecko/20050317 Firefox/1.0.2
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.6) Gecko/20050317 Firefox/1.0.2

once any pdf file is opened on a page in firefox, the browser hangs up and I am
forced to use control alt delete to exit the browser.  Once closed, a dialogue
box with caution sign appears with the following message "one or more pdf
documents are open inside a web browser.  If you exit acrobat now those
documents will be closed.  Are ytou sure you want to exit?" 

I am using Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.6)
Gecko/20050317 Firefox/1.0.2 w/windows xp professional, adobe acrobat 6.0
professional on a dell inspiron 5100.  Several of my collegues are experiencing
the identitcal problem.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.chose a site with a pdf page
2.launch the page in the firefox browser (acrobat 6.0 professional)
3.try to close the page or the browser

Actual Results:  
Browser hangs up/forced to end task with ctrl/alt/del then dialogue box with
caution sign appears with the following message "one or more pdf documents are
open inside a web browser.  If you exit acrobat now those documents will be
closed.  Are ytou sure you want to exit?" 

Expected Results:  
closed the page as commanded

Comment 1

[Kevin Brosnan]

Upgrading to Adobe Reader 7.0 makes a huge difference from Adobe Reader 6.0. I
don't know if this translates into the Professional versions and I don't know
how feasible it is for you to upgrade.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 204550 ***

Comment 2

[Ria Klaassen (not reading all bugmail)]

*** Bug 332549 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***